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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to something intensely severe, calamitous, or a significant, often difficult, event. It is primarily used to describe great hardships, disasters, and notable days of conflict or significance.

Derived headwords

دَهَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamity, disasterclassical

    A great and overwhelming calamity or disaster, something intensely severe and difficult to overcome.

  2. 2.
    Sharpness, astutenessclassical

    Intelligence, shrewdness, or cunning, often implying a capacity to deal with difficult situations.

دَهْوَاءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Intensely severe, calamitousclassical

    Describing something as extremely severe, a great calamity or disaster.

دَهْوِيَّةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Intensely severe, calamitousclassical

    Similar to دَهْوَاءٌ, denoting extreme severity or a major disaster.

دَهْوٌnoun
  1. 1.
    A day of significance/conflictclassical

    Refers to a specific day, often one of the historically significant days of the Arabs, typically associated with battles or important events.

Parallel reading

داهية دهواء
An overwhelming calamity.
داهية دهوية
An overwhelming calamity.
يوم دهو
A day of significance (among their days).